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Alveolar Process Importance and Characteristics
Your dental health relies on structures that are mostly tucked away and hidden from plain sight. The bones that support your teeth need to be healthy to maintain teeth structure and avoid shifting or getting loose. One of the important factors that keep your teeth anchored and in place is the alveolar process. The dental…
Maintaining Kids’ Healthy Teeth this Holiday Season
Healthy lifestyle habits can be very challenging to implement during this time of the year. The holiday season can be a great excuse for many people to disregard their oral health thinking that it’s an event that is celebrated only once a year. This mentality often leads to indulging on cocktails, candy canes, and other…
Top Foods That Damage Teeth during the Holidays
Anyone who cares for their overall health would want to keep their teeth and gums healthy. Unfortunately, the lure of cakes, cookies, pies, and candy canes are hard to resist during the holiday season and can overwhelm your sensible choices. Your brushing and flossing game may be excellent during the regular season but the holidays…
Water Fluoridation in UK
People in the UK have their fair share of water fluoridation in an effort to prevent tooth decay and other dental problems. Fluoride is naturally occurring in some places which help people’s access to it much easier. For communities with low fluoride supply, water treatment facilities add fluoride to increase the concentration. These communities are…
Tooth Loss’ Link to Ovarian Cancer
Many emerging studies and theories involving tooth loss and ovarian cancer have made people curious, confused, and worried. The developments of these researches are still going on and it would be too soon to jump on to any conclusions. This has also made a lot of women reflect and ask questions if they have the…
Dental Problems Caused by Stress
Difficulties in life can definitely challenge your ability to cope and endure such stressful events. Stress is a silent killer of the modern day man. This is because its effects go beyond psychological. It impacts the physical aspect of the person. People under stress usually neglect or put aside their health that they are subject…
Cavities and Asthma Connection
Your mouth can display observable symptoms of other medical conditions which makes it a good place to examine and diagnose early symptoms of serious diseases. A trip to the dentist is a good way of preventing dental problems and detecting certain conditions early on. Many people don’t realize it but medical conditions like asthma have…
Dental Appointments for Special Patients
The oral health challenges faced by special needs patients are as urgent as any member of the society. Their demands require different technique for dentists to be able to render effective dental care for them. They are also considered people with disabilities and with that come additional responsibility and modifications in the way dentists approach…
Seniors and Dental Visits: Pointers and Tips
Dental health care is important starting at a young age until you get to your senior years. The mouth can be a playground for bacteria and other diseases if not taken care of. This makes dental appointments a must especially for seniors that are more prone to serious medical conditions and dental problems like tooth…
Baby Boomers; Their High Risk of Root Decay
The baby boomer generation is all entering a new phase in their lives. This generation is finally in their senior years and with that comes all the good and the bad when it comes to their dental health. It’s true that people tend to live longer nowadays because of all the technological advancements and activities they can…